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US-China Standoff
In The News
The Biden administration has placed a dozen Chinese companies on its trade blacklist on November 23, 2021, citing US national security as well as foreign policy logics. The la...
By Jacob Stokes
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In Peng Shuai Case, Critics See History of IOC Treating Authoritarian Hosts with Kid Gloves
In The News
When Olympics organizers held a video call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, many activists and experts said it was merely a continuation of a decadeslong trend in which th...
By Kelley Eckels Currie
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12 More Chinese Companies Are Placed on US Export Blacklist
In The News
Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Centre for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington, said the hypersonic missile test underscored “the massive stakes in the military-...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Opens Direct Line to Xi Amid Taiwan Tensions
In The News
The world became a little bit safer this week, especially for anyone living in or near the Asia-Pacific, a part of the world increasingly anxious about a confrontation between...
By Richard Fontaine
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A Veteran Diplomat, a ‘Tragic Figure,’ Battles Critics in the U.S. and Afghanistan
The failure to rescue Afghanistan from the Taliban weighs on many American generals and diplomats. But few had as personal a stake as Zalmay Khalilzad. Raised in Kabul and nat...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden-Xi virtual summit: Value lies in managing tensions so don't expect breakthroughs, say experts
In The News
The meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday (Nov 15) is a chance to manage the superpowers' tensions so they do not spiral out ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden and Xi set 1st virtual summit for early next week
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President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first virtual summit on Monday evening, U.S. time, to discuss cooperation and competition, White House pre...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden and Xi to Meet Virtually on Monday
Press Note
On Monday, Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping will meet for a virtual summit—the first such meeting of Biden’s presidency. Below, Jacob Stokes, Fellow with the Center for a New A...
By Jacob Stokes
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Pentagon predicts 5 times increase in China's nuclear weapons over next 10 years
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That focus on Taiwan and the South China Sea has tempered some ambitions for the Chinese army to become a more global force that can operate outside the first island chain...
By Jacob Stokes
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Explainer: S.Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting N.Korea talks
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In a last-ditch attempt to restart talks with North Korea before his term ends next year, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is calling for a declaration that could eventually...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Pakistan using informal intelligence channels to prop up Taliban fight against ISIS
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As the Islamic State-Khorasan is ramping up attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan is using a network of informal channels to feed intelligence and technical support to the Taliban ...
By Lisa Curtis
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
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Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but action will be impossible without two nations, China and the United States, which together account for more than half of ...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. does not deny involvement in training Taiwan troops
The "focus is to improve the military operational skills of Taiwan forces," particularly in "repelling invading forces," said Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Center for a New Am...
By Jacob Stokes
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New CNAS Policy Brief: Tangled Threats
Press Release
Washington, October 7, 2021—With China dominating much of the U.S. foreign policy focus, the question of where North Korea fits into the equation is an increasingly important ...
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5 things to know about China's record surge of warplanes near Taiwan
In The News
At no time during the surge of Chinese flights has it been suggested that actual combat was imminent, but the Western analysts say China is able to make several points without...
By Jacob Stokes
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North Korea Restores South Korea Hotline Cut for Two Months
In The News
North Korea restored a hotline with South Korea it had left silent for about two months, a gesture of reconciliation after Pyongyang’s tests of new weapons designed to strike ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Getting Smart About Smart Cities
Press Release
Washington, September 30, 2021—The potential benefits of “smart cities”—cities with extensive 5G networks that monitor and connect utilities, infrastructure, and services—are ...
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South Korea to Biden administration: North Korea is ‘strengthening’ its missile program
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South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong is calling on the U.S. government to detail more specific incentives it might offer North Korea in face-to-face negotiations, warn...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Joe Biden's policy is based on "competitive coexistence with China"
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Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program is interviewed by Le Point, and explains the Biden administration's posture towards China, and how it differs from...
By Jacob Stokes
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Aukus: How transatlantic allies turned on each other over China’s Indo-Pacific threat"The US propulsion technology is one of the “crown jewels of the American military” because it allows submarines to be stealthy when submerged and helps evade sonar detection,...
By Tom Shugart
